Happy New Year from the FLEX Alumni Program! Last newsletter, we celebrated the accomplishments of FLEX alumni in 2022. We are starting 2023 with a wide range of opportunities just for you. Read on to learn more! 

Now is your chance to apply for a FLEX Alumni Grant! The FLEX Alumni Project Grants Program can fund up to $250 for individual projects and up to $3000 for group projects. Individual alumni can also apply for a FLEX Alumni Travel and Professional Development Grant, up to $250. Applications close February 13! For more information, click here or join an informational webinar on January 26, 2023, at 9:00am EST. Register at tinyurl.com/grantsflex.

The Alumni Mentoring Workshop for FLEX and YES alumni is currently accepting applications for both mentors and mentees. This is a five-week virtual mentoring and networking program through which alumni participants will be matched according to their interests, needs, and areas of specialization. Participants will also Mentors and mentees will meet virtually each week, and all participants will have the opportunity to take part in two or more virtual events led by professional trainers.   

Participation entails 3.5 hours per week from February 6 through March 12 spent as follows:

• 2 hours for workshops and trainings, held on Saturdays
• 1 hour for a one-on-one meeting with mentor/mentee at any time convenient to both parties  
• 30 minutes for self-reflection and a feedback survey

Applications are open until January 29th.

The FLEX program is seeking experienced professionals from Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan to serve as mentors for the 2023 FLEX-Ability Workshop, a personal and professional development program for alumni that will take place in Tashkent, Uzbekistan. Candidates must have experience in social entrepreneurship, career management, and workplace skills and must be available for the entire period June 27 through July 2, 2023. Each mentor will receive an honorarium.  

The Iacocca Global Village experience is uniquely designed to meet the needs of future leaders, bringing young professionals, entrepreneurs, and advanced university students from every continent to live and work together in an intensive and extremely diverse learning community. In the Village, participants work in cross-cultural teams on real leadership challenges for organizations across the globe, develop their personal leadership vision and plan, and build a lifelong network of global colleagues, mentors, and friends. Together, you will create new visions for what leadership means in the future.

“It was a moment of complete stress followed by complete relief. This photo showcases my friend opening a conference we organized with the help of the FLEX Alumni Program. Never have we created such a professional and thought-through public event. It aimed at creating a space where public figures and youth from all over Poland can talk and debate freely about the most pressing issues of the contemporary world. The event invited all to look at the world from a different perspective. It was a success with over 30 famous public figures and more than 150 participants. I feel a sense of joy and pride while looking at the picture. It shows that even if you're young, you can accomplish things that seem out of reach. Thus, it was truly an unforgettable moment, and I shall never forget it.” - When We Proved that Youth Have Power, Iga Karasinska '18